Thursday, February 25, 2010

Skier C.R. Johnson Dead After Squaw Valley Accident

portrait1 Skier C.R. Johnson Dead After Squaw Valley Accident

Professional free skier C.R. Johnson died in an accident today while skiing down a steep chute and hitting his head against the rocks. Read more on C.R. Johnson’s tragic death below.

C.R. Johnson, who had competed in the Winter X games, was skiing with friends on Wednesday when he fell while going down a tight and very rocky area.

Johnson reportedly fell face first and spun around and hit the back of his head on rocks. The free skier was wearing a helmet, according to reports.

The ski patrol made it on the scene within a few minutes, but were unable to revive Johnson.

C.R. Johnson was reportedly 26 years old.

Johnson had posted the following statement his MySpace page: “I feel it’s most important to keep it real and enjoy each moment, you know, take advantage of every opportunity life provides, because who knows what tomorrow may bring.”


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